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TABLE 4. SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total housing units
2,117,761
2,108,657 c
2,102,483 c
2,096,121 c
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached
40.23%
40.62%
39.45%
40.71%
1-unit, attached
5.48%
5.61%
5.28%
5.03%
2 units
10.43%
10.80%
11.04%
11.21%
3 or 4 units
11.39%
11.34%
11.68%
10.24%
5 to 9 units
10.57%
9.51% *
10.09%
10.00%
10 to 19 units
5.09%
5.35%
5.92% *
5.93% *
20 or more units
15.99%
15.94%
15.84%
16.11%
Mobile home
0.81%
0.83%
0.66%
0.76%
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0.00%
0.01%
0.04%
0.01%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1995 or later
5.68%
5.08%
3.41% *
3.73% *
1990 to 1994
3.25%
3.46%
3.07%
2.72%
1980 to 1989
6.82%
6.89%
7.42%
8.13% *
1970 to 1979
12.68%
12.75%
13.56%
12.42%
1960 to 1969
13.32%
13.94%
14.26%
14.79% *
1950 to 1959
17.89%
18.49%
18.69%
16.42% *
1940 to 1949
9.98%
9.76%
10.45%
10.70%
1939 or earlier
30.40%
29.63%
29.13%
31.08%
 
ROOMS
1 room
2.98%
2.86%
2.59%
2.62%
2 rooms
3.60%
4.52% *
3.93%
3.98%
3 rooms
10.74%
10.43%
10.79%
11.69%
4 rooms
18.89%
18.34%
19.82%
18.21%
5 rooms
21.99%
23.33% *
23.75% *
22.90%
6 rooms
18.70%
18.41%
18.98%
18.42%
7 rooms
10.34%
10.25%
9.24% *
10.03%
8 rooms
6.32%
6.20%
5.78%
6.14%
9 rooms or more
6.43%
5.66% *
5.11% *
6.02%
Median (rooms)
5.1
5.1
5.0
5.1
 
Occupied housing units
1,934,893
1,952,609
1,955,396 *
1,947,601
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
2000 or later
36.73%
28.97% *
20.54% *
9.30% *
1995 to 1999
22.91%
27.69% *
32.70% *
41.05% *
1990 to 1994
11.96%
12.33%
13.94% *
15.51% *
1980 to 1989
12.10%
13.78% *
14.47% *
14.86% *
1970 to 1979
8.53%
8.78%
9.46% *
9.59% *
1969 or earlier
7.76%
8.45% *
8.88% *
9.70% *
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
No vehicles available
16.97%
17.88%
18.81% *
17.07%
1
39.74%
41.19%
39.18%
39.70%
2
31.48%
29.93% *
31.14%
32.34%
3 or more
11.80%
11.01%
10.87%
10.90%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas
88.12%
87.12% *
87.60%
86.18% *
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.93%
1.01%
0.84%
1.27% *
Electricity
9.34%
10.31% *
10.08%
10.80% *
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.19%
0.41% *
0.29%
0.32%
Coal or coke
0.00%
0.00%
0.02%
0.02%
Wood
0.05%
0.06%
0.01%
0.07%
Solar energy
0.01%
0.01%
0.01%
0.04%
Other fuel
0.94%
0.68%
0.64% *
0.49% *
No fuel used
0.42%
0.40%
0.52%
0.82% *
 
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities
0.36%
0.69% *
0.58%
0.28%
Lacking complete kitchen facilities
0.67%
0.74%
0.63%
0.50%
No telephone service available
4.32%
4.79%
4.51%
3.34% *
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
1.00 or less
95.34%
95.37%
94.93%
94.04% *
1.01 to 1.50
3.46%
3.41%
3.47%
4.18% *
1.51 or more
1.20%
1.22%
1.60% *
1.77% *
 
Specified owner-occupied units
831,434
843,984
809,251
832,682
VALUE
Less than $50,000
0.99%
1.39%
1.36%
2.53% *
$50,000 to $99,999
9.94%
11.92% *
15.71% *
17.15% *
$100,000 to $149,999
17.55%
21.55% *
24.71% *
25.91% *
$150,000 to $199,999
19.90%
21.85% *
22.53% *
21.72%
$200,000 to $299,999
24.38%
21.29% *
19.25% *
18.37% *
$300,000 to $499,999
18.07%
15.24% *
11.35% *
9.58% *
$500,000 to $999,999
7.74%
5.70% *
4.16% *
4.11% *
$1,000,000 or more
1.43%
1.05%
0.93% *
0.63% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
205,500
186,619 *
172,740 *
169,929 *
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing units with a mortgage
581,827
597,930
561,165
575,096
Less than $300
0.11%
0.33%
0.00%
0.10%
$300 to $499
1.12%
1.35%
1.04%
1.45%
$500 to $699
2.53%
3.30%
3.08%
3.71% *
$700 to $999
11.85%
12.61%
12.20%
14.96% *
$1,000 to $1,499
34.64%
36.48%
35.53%
36.16%
$1,500 to $1,999
25.46%
22.85% *
24.92%
23.05% *
$2,000 or more
24.29%
23.08%
23.23%
20.56% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,497
1,447 *
1,474
1,412 *
Housing units without a mortgage
249,607
246,054
248,086
257,586
Less than $100
0.07%
0.24%
0.07%
0.15%
$100 to $199
1.30%
2.01%
1.92%
4.26% *
$200 to $299
8.34%
14.14% *
8.63%
13.66% *
$300 to $399
20.31%
28.44% *
18.60%
25.18% *
$400 or more
69.97%
55.18% *
70.79%
56.75% *
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
476
423 *
497 *
428 *
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Housing unit with a mortgage
581,827
597,930
561,165
575,096
Less than 20 percent
33.28%
37.76% *
32.78%
37.64% *
20.0 to 24.9 percent
15.44%
13.93%
16.52%
17.63% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.91%
12.15%
12.73%
13.97%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
9.76%
9.21%
9.69%
9.84%
35.0 percent or more
28.60%
26.95%
28.28%
20.92% *
Not computed
1,067
4,220 *
1,857
1,000
Housing unit without a mortgage
249,607
246,054
248,086
257,586
Less than 10 percent
32.94%
42.00% *
32.35%
40.09% *
10.0 to 14.9 percent
22.65%
22.37%
22.01%
24.31%
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.54%
11.19% *
12.68%
12.19%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
7.78%
6.08%
8.39%
5.90%
25.0 to 29.9 percent
4.27%
4.82%
5.15%
4.58%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
4.11%
2.83%
3.70%
2.95%
35.0 percent or more
13.71%
10.71% *
15.72%
10.00% *
Not computed
2,002
2,664
1,694
1,157
 
Specified renter-occupied units
758,458
805,146 *
813,123 *
803,653 *
GROSS RENT (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Less than $200
3.49%
4.30%
4.43%
4.68%
$200 to $299
2.46%
2.53%
2.29%
2.43%
$300 to $499
8.53%
9.72%
10.26% *
10.22%
$500 to $749
32.85%
35.19%
33.66%
40.42% *
$750 to $999
30.27%
26.79% *
30.09%
24.32% *
$1,000 to $1,499
16.92%
16.07%
15.03%
13.48% *
$1,500 or more
5.49%
5.40%
4.24% *
4.45%
No cash rent
25,360
25,793
20,180
21,161
Median (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
764
738 *
746 *
701 *
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than 15 percent
14.18%
15.02%
15.49%
16.90% *
15.0 to 19.9 percent
14.25%
13.88%
14.74%
14.64%
20.0 to 24.9 percent
13.35%
14.79%
14.31%
16.13% *
25.0 to 29.9 percent
12.14%
9.97% *
12.14%
12.27%
30.0 to 34.9 percent
8.60%
8.40%
7.31%
6.95%
35.0 percent or more
37.48%
37.93%
36.01%
33.11% *
Not computed
45,682
45,897
38,409
35,236 *
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Footnotes

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

For the characteristic Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units with a Mortgage and Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units without a Mortgage minus the number of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income, the percent distributions are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the not computed category.

For the characteristic Gross Rent, the percent distributions and medians are calculated based on the total number of Specified Renter Occupied Units minus the number of units in the no cash rent category.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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